HDFS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sigmund Freud, Fundamental Interaction, Libido
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Humans are social animals: relational; need affection. Love; self-love is a basis for self-esteem. Only acceptable answer for why a person marries someone in the us: i"m in love. Covering women stops distracting men from doing. Making a person happy even if you don"t agree with him or her. Do anything & everything for that person. Caring & devotion to welfare of others. Love for family vs. romantic love for a significant other. Eros relationship that moves us closer. Separation between romantic love, sex, and marriage. Sexual relations that were too passionate: immoral and to compete with a person"s worship of god. Sensual pleasures were to be found outside of marriage (men only). 1920s: women started to display sexual nature publicly. 1st writer: sigmund freud sexual drives & needs are an unconscious, fundamental force that shapes our personalities from childhood onward (love and sex come together).